Chen, Y (2020) The identification of a potential solution to improve the construction project performance in the Chinese construction industry: By analyzing similar construction industries in other developing countries. PhD thesis, Arizona State University, USA.
Abstract
The Chinese Construction Industry has grown to be one of the largest construction markets in the world within the last 10 years. The size of the Chinese Construction Industry is on par with many developed nations, despite it being a developing country. Despite its rapid growth, the productivity and profitability of the Chinese Construction Industry is low compared to similar sized construction industries (United States, United Kingdom, etc.). In addition to the low efficiency of the Chinese Construction Industry, there is minimal documentation available showing the performance of the Chinese Construction Industry (projects completed on time, on budget, and customer satisfaction ratings). The purpose of this research is to investigate potential solutions that could address the poor efficiency and performance of the Chinese Construction Industry. This research is divided into three phases; first, a literature review to identify countries that have similar construction industries to the Chinese Construction Industry. The second phase is to compare the risks and identify solutions that are proposed to increase the performance of similar construction industries and the Chinese Construction Industry. The third phase is to create a survey from the literature-based information to validate the concepts with the Chinese Construction Industry professionals and stakeholders.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
|---|---|
| Thesis advisor: | Chong, O |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | efficiency; market; developing country; documentation; productivity; stakeholders; China |
| Index terms: | literature review, United Kingdom, documentation, survey, developing country, United States, China, construction project, productivity, efficiency, construction industry, construction market, profitability, customer satisfaction |
| Subjects: | data collection methods, data analysis and analytics, performance management, management, professional development, service delivery, industry analysis, economic analysis, development economics, Geography, production management, market analysis |
| Topics: | Geographical Context, Project Management, Quality Management, Business Strategy, Information Management, Research Practice, Stakeholder Management, International Construction |
| Descriptive scope: | 5 PCTEA |
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